Privacy policy
Last updated: June 11, 2025
Mérieux Université places great importance on protecting the personal data of its suppliers, customers, trainees, website visitors, and anyone else whose data it may process.
The purpose of this policy is to clearly inform you about how Mérieux Université collects, uses, protects, and shares your personal data, as well as the rights you have under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and the amended French Data Protection Act.
1. Data Controller
The data controller is:
Mérieux Université
113 Route de Paris
69160 Tassin La Demi-Lune
France
2. Personal Data Collected
When you browse the www.merieux-universite.com website, Mérieux Université collects only the following data:
- Your device’s IP address.
No other personal data is collected through the website.
Principle of data minimization: Only the IP address is collected, solely for the purposes described below.
3. Purposes and Legal Basis for Processing
The IP address is collected for the following purposes:
- Ensure the security and proper technical management of the website;
- Compile anonymized traffic statistics.
The processing is based on Mérieux Université ’slegitimate interest in ensuring the proper functioning and security of the website.
4. Data Recipients
The data collected is intended exclusively for Mérieux Université and, where applicable, its technical service providers to ensure the hosting, maintenance, and administration of the website.
No data is sold or transferred to third parties.
No data istransferred outside the European Union.
5. Data Retention Period
The IP address is retained for a maximum of 12 months from the date of collection, in accordance with the CNIL‘s recommendations.
It is then deleted or anonymized.
6. Data Security
Mérieux Université implements all appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security, integrity, and confidentiality of the collected IP address, and to prevent any loss, alteration, unauthorized access, or unauthorized processing.
7. Your Rights
In accordance with the GDPR and the French Data Protection Act, you have the following rights:
- Right of access: to obtain confirmation that your data is being processed and to access it;
- Right to rectification: to correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
- Right to object: You may object to the processing of your IP address for statistical purposes;
- Right to restriction of processing;
- Right to erasure (within legal limits).
You can exercise your rights by contacting:
Mérieux University
113 Route de Paris
69160 Tassin La Demi-Lune
Email: communication@merieux-universite.com
You also have the right to file a complaint with the CNIL (www.cnil.fr).
8. Policy Change
Mérieux Université reserves the right to modify this privacy policy.
Any changes will be posted on the website.
